Cool electronics gadgets

Social-networking site Friendster unveiled a new design on Thursday. It used to be a very popular site once in the past. According to the news, Friendster may be sold to a buyer in Asia by the end of the month for at least $100 million. The new revamped frienster capitalize on social-gaming craze: a virtual currency, an array of games, and virtual gifts. It says it has 75 million registered users, but I wondered how many of them are active. It has been almost a year I didn’t login, but it does looks better now than before.

Microsoft goes with the Family Guy and released two new Windows 7 ads.

Wow. It consists of 2 channels and each channel is a 7-foot tall panel. This Ne Plus Ultra speaker system is the world’s most expensive speaker, priced at $2-million. It includes a system of power amplifiers the produces a total of 31,000 Watts.

To accommodate two channels of this gargantuan system (that means twelve of these 7-foot panels), you’ll need a 37-foot-wide listening room, and altogether they weigh four tons.

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Sony has announced the pricing and availability of the 80GB PS3. The new PS3 with 80GB will comes together with a free copy of MotorStorm and will retails for $599. The 80GB version of PS3 will be available starting August. The larger hard drive will allows user to have opportunity to take advantage of all the downloadable games and trailers on the PlayStation Network including the forthcoming download service that include videos, movies and other entertainment content. Another good-news is that the 60GB PS3 will be lowered to $499, a hundred bucks away (effective immediately in North America). Video after the jump
 

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Nintendo has announced the Wii Zapper, an accessory for housing the Wiimote and the Nunchaku in a FPS-friendly shell. It will be out somewhere this year and available for $20. It will be compatible with “Ghost Squad,” “Medal of Honor” with 32 person online matches, and “Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.” More pictures after the jump.
 

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Microvision has signed an agreement with Motorola to develop the pico projector display solutions for future Motorola products, called PicoP. It is an ultra-miniature laser based display engine that will enable big screen viewing for mobile devices. The details of agreement were not disclosed, however both of them will work together to make a PicoP-enabled prototype phone for demo purpose.
 

Sony Ericsson has confirmed their press announcement at Amesterdam on June 17, while the Communicasia is also being held from 17 to 20 June 2008 in Singapore. Visitors will get to see the new mobile phone. There’s no info on what phones they will announced in the press event, high possibilities these two models will be announced: the Sony Ericsson P5 (Paris) and the G702 (Bei Bei).

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Microvision has signed an agreement with Motorola to develop the pico projector display solutions for future Motorola products, called PicoP. It is an ultra-miniature laser based display engine that will enable big screen viewing for mobile devices. The details of agreement were not disclosed, however both of them will work together to make a PicoP-enabled prototype phone for demo purpose.

Good news for earlier iPhone adopters. Steve Jobs and Apple have announced to give you a rebate. If you are one of those who purchased the iPhone between June 29 and two days ago you will get a $100 store credit rebate. Let’s see what you can get with $100 at Apple Store…ha… You can get a brand new iPod Shuffle, nothing much you can buy using $100 at Apple Store. Most people will use for something that more expensive like the Mac Mini or something else. More after the jump.

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Sony Ericsson has confirmed their press announcement at Amesterdam on June 17, while the Communicasia is also being held from 17 to 20 June 2008 in Singapore. Visitors will get to see the new mobile phone. There’s no info on what phones they will announced in the press event, high possibilities these two models will be announced: the Sony Ericsson P5 (Paris) and the G702 (Bei Bei).

Good news for earlier iPhone adopters. Steve Jobs and Apple have announced to give you a rebate. If you are one of those who purchased the iPhone between June 29 and two days ago you will get a $100 store credit rebate. Let’s see what you can get with $100 at Apple Store…ha… You can get a brand new iPod Shuffle, nothing much you can buy using $100 at Apple Store. Most people will use for something that more expensive like the Mac Mini or something else. More after the jump.

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KYOSHO’s MANOI AT01 robot is now ready for preorder and will be ship in August for about $1300. Based on the Kondo KHR-1, MANOI can walk, do kung-fu and all manner of robo-acrobatics.